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Mann slams decision to land deportees' flight in Amritsar

Amritsar, Feb. 15 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday questioned the decision to land another plane carrying Indian deportees from the US at the Amritsar airport as he hit out at the Cent... Read More


Heavy selling by FPIs not an exodus, yet hurting

Mumbai, Feb. 15 -- The noise around heavy selling by foreign investors in India masks a key caveat: there are no signs of a large-scale exodus. Yet, foreign portfolio investors or FPIs are also willin... Read More


BIS to set rules for online courses

New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- The chaotic markets of online education may soon see some ground rules being established to introduce standards and checks and balances, and ensure students are not taken for a r... Read More


Drone hits Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant

Kyiv, Feb. 15 -- A drone with a warhead struck the outer shell of Ukraine's Chernobyl plant on Friday, causing a brief fire, which Kyiv blamed on Russia. The Kremlin, however, denied involvement. Th... Read More


Mann slams Centre over landing of 2nd deportees' plane

Chandigarh, Feb. 15 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday questioned the landing of another plane carrying Indian immigrants from the US at the Amritsar airport . A flight carrying 119 Ind... Read More


30kg heroin seized in Amritsar, 1 held

Amritsar, Feb. 15 -- Punjab Police on Friday have busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling racket with the arrest of one smuggler and the seizure of 30 kg of heroin. Drones were used to transport th... Read More


Meitei body slams Prez Rule as divisions linger

IMPHAL, Feb. 15 -- Manipur's biggest Meitei body on Friday criticised the imposition of President's Rule even as the Bharatiya Janata Party reaffirmed its commitment to the state's territorial integri... Read More


Accountant sentenced to five-year jail in Ferozepur

Ferozepur, Feb. 15 -- The court of additional sessions judge sentenced an accountant-cum-cashier of civil hospital in Fazilka to five years of imprisonment for accepting a bribe of Rs.25,000. The conv... Read More


State govt asks officials to check graft or face action

Chandigarh, Feb. 15 -- To further tighten the noose around corruption, the Punjab government has directed deputy commissioners (DCs), sub divisional magistrates (SDMs), senior superintendents of polic... Read More


Smuggler caught with 30kg heroin in Amritsar

Amritsar, Feb. 15 -- Punjab Police on Friday busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling racket with the arrest of a smuggler and the seizure of 30kg of heroin in Amritsar district. Drones were used to ... Read More